Antonio "Tony" Montana
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Scarface is a 1983 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, and starring Al Pacino. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, in turn based on the novel of the same name first published in 1930 by Armitage Trail.
Dec 9, 1983 · Scarface: Directed by Brian De Palma. With Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
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- Crime, Drama
- Brian De Palma
- 1983-12-09
Starving for a hearty slice of the exciting American Dream, the Cuban refugee and ex-convict, Tony "Scarface" Montana, winds up in the sun-drenched boulevards of President Jimmy Carter's Miami, after Fidel Castro's massive expulsion of Marielitos.
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana (Al Pacino) stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in ...
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- Brian De Palma
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- Al Pacino
Oliver Stone. After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami.
Sep 28, 2003 · "What's coming to you?" "The world, Chico, and everything in it." -- Tony Montana in "Scarface" Brian De Palma's "Scarface" rises or falls with Al Pacino 's performance, which is aggressive, over the top, teeth-gnashing, arm-waving, cocaine-snorting, scenery chewing -- and brilliant, some say, while others find it unforgivably flamboyant.
A classic gangster movie starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana, a Cuban refugee who rises and falls in the drug trade. Ebert praises the film's realism, violence, and characterization, and compares it to "The Godfather" and "Scarface" (1932).
